A random registration check of a 1999 Buick led to a car chase on the western side of Salisbury on Dec. 30, the sheriff's office said.

The 3:07 p.m. check, run by a Wicomico County deputy in the Price Check parking lot located at 910 West Road, sent deputies on a chase across the neighborhood known colloquially as The Reservation due to its Native American street names. Deputies say the maroon sedan had been reported stolen to the Salisbury Police Department on Dec. 17.

Charging documents obtained by The Daily Times show Smullen-Parsons reached speeds of up to 55 mph in the neighborhood streets before jumping out of the still moving car in a driveway in the 800 block of Seminole Boulevard.

Smullen-Parsons preceded to run through yards in the area of Oneida and Miami Avenues, hopping two fences before deputies closed in on him, according to court records.

Authorities note Smullen-Parsons admitted to never holding a driver's license in Maryland or the other 49 states. He also said he ran because he was scared, court records show.

In addition to $920, 15 Oxycotin pain killers and marijuana deputies initially reported finding inside the vehicle, records show a "burner" phone was found inside the vehicle. Commonly used by street level drug dealers, "burner" phones are typically disposable flip phones used to avoid detection by law enforcement.

The phone received several calls and texts while in police custody, according to court records.

Smullen-Parsons, as of Jan. 3, is being held at the Wicomico County Detention Center on a $10,000 bond. He has been charged with motor vehicle theft, theft between $1,000 and $10,000 in value and possession with intent to distribute a narcotic, as well as numerous traffic offenses.

Smullen-Parsons' criminal record shows he was charged in March 2016 with second-degree assault in Dorchester County. The Maryland Judiciary Case Search shows that case was placed on the "stet docket" in August, which means state attorneys' are not actively prosecuting the case.